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ADVENTURE COMICS #81
Cover Date: December 1942
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks: Joe Simon (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Sandman (next in All-Star Comics #14/Young All-Stars #27)
- Sandy, The Golden Boy (next in All-Star Comics #14/Young All-Stars #27)
Villain(s):
- Actor and his gang(first appearance for all; impersonates Wes Dodds to get him to turn over gold mine stock)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Story Reprinted in:
- 100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-15 (March 1973)
- The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Mort Meskin |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Starman (next in Young All-Stars #3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Doris Lee (last in issue #77)
- Woodley Allen (between issues #77 and #85/4)
Other Character(s):
- Ray Talbot (first appearance; a young astronomy prodigy who is cured of his blindness)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Justice League of America #112 (July-August 1974)
- Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)
Credits:
| Story | Alfred Bester |
| Art | Stan Kaye |
| Lettering | Stan Kaye |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Alfonzo Loof (first appearance; an elderly man who wants to swim to Europe (actually, California)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Art | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Lettering | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Shining Knight (next in DC Universe: Legacies #2/2)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Pineapple Kid and his gang (first appearance for all; an extortion gang)
- Morton Middleton (first appearance; tries to steal the completed Queen's Jade)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
Creators: saw no args
Feature Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Magoo (first appearance; an animal trainer)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Alfred Bester |
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Hourman (Rex Tyler; uses Miraclo Ray)
Supporting Character(s):
- Thorndyke (wears a cape a mask and an Hourglass in this story)
- Alexander Bannermain (last in issue #73; last appearance)
Villain(s):
- Baron Glantz and his gang (first appearance for all; German spies)